HomeFashion & BeautyNew Book Explains How to 100% Veganise Your Home, Office, Hotel (and why towels are not vegan) Vegan Interior Design

Award-winning interior architect and Founder / Director of Vegan Interior Design, Aline Drr has released a book to help vegans and non-vegans alike to create 100% cruelty free, sustainable interiors. Did you know that some paint is not vegan? That towels are not vegan? That the leather on a couch could come from dogs or cats?

The book described vegan interior design and explains why it matters and how you to easily implement a healthy, cruelty-free and sustainable lifestyle in your home, office, restaurant, shop or hotel, at no extra cost and with no compromises in quality and luxury.

Did you know that some paints cause suffering to animals? Some ingredients and components will come as a shock to even the most seasoned vegans: Even the strictest vegan will find products in this book, he or she never even realised were non-vegan, says Ms Drr. Animal-derived products sneak into everything and are found where you would least expect them.

The book shows how to create spaces that reduce stress in the home or workplace, in tune with a growing awareness that materials and fabrics as well as lighting and layout have an impact on our health and wellbeing.

Veganism and interior design are very closely linked when it comes to health, she explains. Vegan interior design focuses on environments that promote good health and well-being while respecting animals and the planet.

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Vegan Apple Cinnamon Sheet Pan Protein Pancakes

Whether you picked apples fresh from a tree or grabbed a pack from your grocery store, if you're looking for a healthy vegan breakfast recipe to use up those apples, make these superquick and easy apple cinnamon sheet pan pancakes. Fluffy, packed with protein, and perfectly spiced, once you bake these apple cinnamon sheet pan pancakes, you'll realize how much faster they are than traditional pancakes.

Baking pancakes on a cookie sheet saves you time standing over a hot pan flipping, and saves calories and fat from the oil you need to spray on the pan every time you pour the batter. If you enjoy three pancakes, that's 270 calories, 6.6 grams of fiber, and 13.2 grams of protein.

These pancakes taste sweet enough, but you can obviously enjoy your stack with a drizzle of maple syrup. If you need to eat on the go, make a pancake sandwich with nut butter smeared inside I suggest this pumpkin spice cashew butter. These are a perfect Sunday meal-prep recipe that makes 15 pancakes, which store beautifully in the freezer.

Love healthy breakfast ideas and looking for more? Try these vegan blueberry sheet pan protein pancakes as well.

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HomeCompanies & PortraitsGrupo Sabara Claims it is Helping to Save the Amazon With this Vegan Butter Grupo Sabara

The Brazilian company Grupo Sabara has released a line of vegan butters, claiming that with its work it is helping the rainforest, despite the fact that most of its ingredients come from the Amazon, in the very places most affected by deforestation.

These ingredients (organic fruits, seeds, nuts) are grown in gardens in the backyards of local people in order to establish a natural barrier, a green wall, against the cattle industry, the main cause of the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, as well as the driving force behind the recent fires in the region.

Concepta Ingredients is a brand of Grupo Sabar, which has been operating in So Paulo, Brazil for more than 60 years. The company is B2B and its business model consists of collaboration with almost five thousand families who help preserve the forest by using goods without wood ingredients. Currently, Concepta Ingredients is exporting its products to Germany and is looking to introduce its products to new international partners that distribute vegan butter, as well as retail distributors of this type of product.

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When Joaquin Phoenix got to the Oscars podium earlier this year and finished his clean sweep of awards season by accepting his highly anticipated award for Best Actor for his role in Joker, the words that came out of his mouth left the 23.6 million viewers utterly speechless. The spotlight had already been shining brightly on the 45-year-old former child star, who used his prominence to effectively veganize menus at the Academy Awards, the SAG Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, and the Critics Choice Awards. But it was the Oscars in particular that changed everything.

Clad in a custom-made, cruelty-free Stella McCartney tux, Phoenix took to the mic and leveraged the highest point of his professional career to unapologetically shed light on the injustices against farmed animals. We feel entitled to artificially inseminate a cow and when she gives birth, we steal her babyeven though her cries of anguish are unmistakable, Phoenix said during his history-making speech that resulted in a deluge of news headlines in the following days and weeks. And then we take her milk thats intended for her calf, and we put it in our coffee and cereal.

VegNews Jasmin Singer recently sat with Phoenix to discuss that defining night, how to keep childrens compassionate instincts intact, the moment from his upbringing that single-handedly defined how he views his relationship to animals, andin the midst of global crisesthe one thing he must believe in order to keep fighting.

VegNews: Weve been blown away by how youve used your platforms and successes to speak up for animals this year. How can non-famous people do the same?Joaquin Phoenix: Certainly in how you live your life. I think we influence our families and friends with our decisions. Veganism is a lifestyleit means not using animals in any way. I think it is important to learn about our shoes, purses, and where we get leather from, and just educate ourselves as much as possible. Oftentimes, just making that commitment to a vegan lifestyle, talking about it with your friends, and posting stories can be quite profound. Thats really what our movement was from the beginning: small pockets of people who were influencing each other. There were these small underground documentaries that a few thousand people saw in the entire country that were being shared with friendsand I think that is still really effective. And now social media gives people a platform where they can reach so many others.

VN: Having been a passionate activist for so long, do you ever feel that newer, food-oriented vegans need to take their advocacy a step further?JP: I always struggle with this, telling people what I think they should do. Everyone has to find their way. When we were younger and we went vegan, it really wasnt about health. We did it because of the mental ramifications of our understanding of animal agriculture. It was really just about compassion. But now were becoming aware of the impact our consumption is having on the entire planet. And so it no longer feels like simply just a personal choice.

VN: Because the rate at which were consuming animal products is having a real and devastating effect on the planet.JP: Right, and not just on the animals, but the people. The rate of production we use in animal agriculture is such high volume, so sped up, that of course its having a negative effect on the people who work in the industrypredominantly migrant workers. They have virtually no advocates and no support. Animal agriculture is destroying the communities that are built around slaughterhouses. And so its beyond just your own personal sway of Oh, I like this kind of food, or Oh, I dont like this kind of food, or I believe in compassion. I think that there is an obligation to learn as much as possible about the impacts that we have. We are this global community, and our choices are affecting people all around the world. That is something that has to be considered.

VN: Have you seen those environmental and humanitarian concerns push people to see that animal agriculture is largely responsible for the destruction of our planet?JP: Yeah, I think the evidence has absolutely become overwhelming, and its hard to refuse at this point. There is a shift that Im seeing, but its also not as much of one as you would like. I was talking to my sister, Rain; my sister has been vegan pretty much her whole lifesince she was a year old. And she was saying when she watched Cowspiracy that it really galvanized her activism. She realized it was more than just her own personal beliefs; it made her realize its all connected. And the more we look at that data and the information, the more I think people will start to make that connection and make a change.

VN: As a kid, what was your relationship with animals like?JP: We had dogs. I always had a connection to them obviously, as most people do. But what we experienced as kids when we saw fish being caught and pulled up on this boat, and then flung against the wall to stun them as they flopped aroundwe had never seen fish in this way before, and had no connection to them. They were fish, which is the last thing besides insects that people dont really consider. People start with domestic animals, and then maybe move to wildlife like elephants, and maybe they move to cows. And fish are always the last thing. Like, I have friends wholl go, Im vegetarian, but maybe Ill eat fish sometimes. So fish is the thing that is hardest to anthropomorphize.

VN: Was that momentwhen you and your siblings were watching those fish diewhen it all changed for you?JP: Yes. It was clear to us, from a very young age, that what was happening was an injustice. It was an exploitation, a violencean unnecessary violence. And we made that connection on our own, without our parents prompting. And in fact, we challenged them, and were quite angry that this was something we had been fed. We never before had made that connection that a fish was once this living being that deserved and had the right to autonomy. And so to me, oftentimes there are stories of looking into a cows eyes or a dogs eyessomeone we see that we feel most connected toand having that kind of moment, an epiphany, of thinking, I dont have a right to take this life for my own needs. Having those moments with fish is kind of rare, and so it was a profound moment for all of us. And thats what started our veganism.

VN: Many children care about animals, and then societal norms seem to get in the way, and our instincts to help themnot hurt themget muffled. How can adults encourage children to stay in touch with their instincts to care about animals?JP: We love Finding Nemo, Bambievery Disney movie. We love animals, we love watching animals, and yet theres this disconnect between those animals and those we consume. And Im not sure how we do that. I have friends that feel like we have to be very careful about exposing kids to the truth about what happens to animals, animals whom we use for food. And I have friends that say, I dont want to indoctrinate, and Im like, What are you talking about? Every fucking milk carton is indoctrination. When you see happy cows on a farm on a carton of milk, youre sending a clear message that youre cool with whats happening. But thats not representative or indicative of what their lives are actually like. So Im not sure what the balance is. That personal decision is between a parent and their child, but I do think that we have to get honest and fight the misinformation that exists out there on a product that we use for food and beverage.

VN: Right. Like people who raise their kids vegan, and then others say theyre pushing their beliefs on the children. Isnt parenthood fundamentally about pushing your beliefs on children?JP: Yes, absolutely. And again, as you said, children are so often already sensitive to it, and would probably make that choice on their own if they werent encouraged to do otherwiseif they were really exposed to the truth. You dont have to brainwash or try to convince them of your beliefs. If you just showed them the truth, most children would say, I dont want to be a part of that.

VN: What was the thought process that went into bringing awareness to animal rights earlier this year, when you knew the public was so honed-in on you?JP: First of all, I want to say it was nothing that I did alone. I had a great deal of support and there were many of us that reached out to the awards ceremonies and asked them to change their menus. We started with the Hollywood Foreign Press, and they were so welcoming and understanding and wanted to make a positive impact. After we sent the letter and talked to them about the effect that animal agriculture and the meat and dairy industries have on climate change, they recognized it. So there were a lot of people that we reached out to and got the support of. And that was really nice, because I didnt know how it would go, how people would respond. Everyone responded, and it made a huge difference.

VN: That was just the beginning. Your Oscar speech about animalsand your entire string of award season speeches touching on systemic racism, misogyny, and other sociopolitical issueswas monumental.JP: Thank you. I think I didnt know how people would respond to them. I didnt know exactly what I was going to say in those moments, but it was obviously something I felt I had to do. I mean, what was I going to do? Get up and thank my agent for my career? I was looking at the landscape of all these various issues we are facing as part of our daily lives, and I was thinking about what should become part of our considerationparticularly for those who are compassionate and seek justice in the world. I started to see these similarities and thought, Why do these movements get separated into different sub-categories even if they are connected? And I just wanted to make that connection.

VN: Do you think we will start to see representation of animal rights issues in film?JP: I dont know. I mean, I think so, but Hollywood traditionally kind of sticks with the things that are safe and knowable to audiences. I dont know about narrative films, but on streaming, were certainly seeing that the amount of documentaries in the world of animal rights is fucking unbelievable. I cant believe how many amazing ones there are. So there definitely seems to be a platform for that. Were certainly seeing that with documentaries, and its really exciting. Im trying to get really activated in that world and am developing a number of documentaries.

VN: We live in a very charged political climate right now, especially this year. Why should we be prioritizing animal rights?JP: People are like, Why animal rights, when there are people starving? And I go, Well, theres a connection between those two things. When you talk about disease and overwhelming our healthcare system, theres a connection between that and our consumption of animals. I feel like its our job to show that theres a connection between all of these things: when we talk about food justice, when we talk about food desertspeople who dont have access to foods that are healthy. In fact, they only have access to the foods that are proven to give heart disease and diabetesso I dont think it is a separate issue. I think part of the problem is that it is perceived to be a separate issueand yet theres a clear connection between all of these other social issues we are facing with animal rights.

VN: Do you have hope that our disregard of animals can change in our lifetime?JP: Absolutely. I mean, listen: there has been exponential growth of veganism in the last few years. Its astonishing. I think we always have to have that sense of optimism and belief that we can make that change. And there are more people out there than ever talking about it. We have support from the community and the medical field, so I do have that hope. I have to maintain that sense of optimism; otherwise, the destruction and the slaughter become so overwhelming that I just want to disappear. So I have to believe we can make that change, and I do believe that.

VN: Agreed. Hope can be used as a strategy. We dont always wake up hopeful, but we can choose to be.JP: Exactly. I mean look, its very hard. I go down to the [Los Angeles] pig vigil and just see the trucks rolling in, one after the other, and am filled with so much rage and sadness and confusion that its very easy to just slip off into a place of hopelessness. I just have to remind myself of the great strides weve made as a community. And I think what makes me optimistic is seeing the people, the activists that continue to show up every day, week after week, that bring their kids and their families and have made huge, drastic, radical changes in their lives. That gives me hope.

This interview first appeared in the Summer 2020 issue of VegNews Magazine and is available in The VegNews Store!

VegNews editor Jasmin Singer is the co-host of the Our Hen House podcast, the author of the memoir Always Too Much and Never Enough, and the author of the upcoming The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan.

Photo credit: Riccardo Ghilardi(header) and Greg Williams (Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara after the Oscars)

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Un macaron du vegan s'il vous plait!Award-winning French pastry chef Pierre Herm has just created his first vegan macaron.

Called the Rose des Sables macaroon, the pastry uses an almond and oat-milk chocolate filling with rose and praline cookies. Algae extract and potato protein replaces the egg usually found in the French dessert. Chef Pierre Herms newest vegan confection has been launched in celebration of his new book, Infiniment Macaron, all about, as you likely guessed, the art of macarons.

Chef Herm described theflavor profile of the macaroon, saying, The soft and caramelized notes of the roasted almond mix with the suave fragrances of the rose-scented milk chocolate ganache to achieve the epitome of taste. The French take their pastries very seriously, and it certainly sounds like chef Herm put a lot of thought into his new creation.

Chef Herm is not the only notable pastry chef to veganize the worlds most Instagram-able pastry. The Parisian Bakery Lauderes Los Angeles location partnered with the plant-based chef Mathew Kenney to launch a vegan menu. The Los Angeles and New York City locations both serve plant-based versions of breakfast classics as well as dairy-free confections.

Although Chef Herms macaron is only available in Herms Paris bakery, those not lucky enough to live up the rue can make their own vegan pastry at homewith our fruit tart recipe. Or, if youre someone who doesnt love thebakingaspectof baked goods, check out this list of seven bakeries you can order plant-based pastries from, delivered right to your door. Bon appetite!

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There is no rulebook to guarantee that a restaurant will make it through the lengthy slog that is the COVID-19 pandemic. And as challenges arise that none have experienced before, Austin vegan restaurants are struggling like any other to navigate the choppy waters.

Its all any of these restaurants can do to roll with the punches and keep their eyes on the finish line, albeit a finish line thats nowhere in sight. Eater checked in with longtime favorites like Mr. Natural, brand-new food trucks like Bone-a-Fide Vegan Bistro, farmers market staples like Luv Fats, beloved trailers like Bistro Vonish, ice cream shop Sweet Ritual, and newer Chinese vegan dim sum truck Plow Bao, among others, to see how these businesses have navigated this year. Many are giving their all to stay afloat in this new, strained economy.

Vegan restaurants have had to deal with some of the same supply issues as other restaurants and food trucks, including ingredient and supply shortages. From specialty ingredients to gloves and to-go containers, the items restaurants need to survive have been hard to come by, putting a strain on chefs and employees. And while vegan food businesses didnt suffer from the widespread shortages of meat that barbecue and conventional restaurants experienced, hand sanitizer and takeout packaging have become a universal necessity.

Craig Vanis, the owner and chef of vegan food trailer Bistro Vonish, was in the beginning stages of planning a physical restaurant before the pandemic hit and stay-at-home orders took hold in March. The business is now struggling because of steady but low sales.

Likewise, longstanding neighborhood vegetarian restaurant Mothers Cafe co-owner John Silberberg is afraid that the business, which has been operating for 40 years, wont last the year, as he recently told the Chronicle. Its a result of people not feeling comfortable going out as often or dining indoors.

Amelia Raley and Valeri Ward, the co-owners of vegan ice cream shop Sweet Ritual, say that they are doing about 40 percent fewer sales this summer and fall, in a time of year when business is typically booming.

Miraculously, still other vegan businesses are seeing an increase in sales during the pandemic. For dairy-free ice cream brand Luv Fats, found at Austin farmers markets, owner Chi Ndika turned her focus to wholesale business. This was to make up for the lack of customers physically coming out to farmers markets amid social-distancing measures. She increased her wholecase roster from one to four, including Rabbit Food and Bee Grocery, since this spring. However, that comes with its own set of complications.

Business has definitely increased, which is great, says Ndika, but I dont have anybody to help me under these conditions. She also doesnt feel comfortable asking another person to work with her and risk their own health during these times, which naturally limits her ability to expand.

Likewise, Joyce Ni, owner of the vegan Chinese dim sum food truck Plow Bao, was able to buy out her partner this summer, making her the majority owner. Since the truck at Buzz Mill Coffee is still relatively new, having only been open since December 2019, she doesnt have previous sales for comparison purposes. Ni says shes seen a steady increase in business since she moved from Buzz Mills now-closed location on Shady Lane into its original Riverside address at the beginning of April. In-person takeout orders at the trailer window have increased, but she credits much of her success to potential customers ability to order via Uber Eats and through Buzz Mills ordering platform via Toast, which makes ordering at any of the food trucks on site a possibility.

Naturally, as business ebbs and flows and the measures surrounding COVID-19 mitigation measures change, theres been a fair amount of pivoting required when it comes to figuring out day-to-day operations in a safe manner.

As one of many vegan food trucks in town to reduce its hours drastically, Vanis took it a step further. He closed down the trailer completely for several weeks before switching to twice-weekly preorders. This way, fans of his elevated vegan cuisine, like the Brussels mac and cheese and super-soft kolaches, could still get their fix, but they just had to plan ahead on Wednesdays and Saturdays. This new format is in an effort to keep doing what we love, he says, while also minimizing risks to our safety, and the safety of those around us. He started offering some of his food items, like the kolaches and mac and cheese, at other local businesses, including Dear Diary Coffeehouse and Rabbit Food Grocery.

Sweet Ritual has closed the parlor section of the vegan ice cream shop in lieu of an online-only ordering and curbside-pickup system. As a new offering, the shop started selling celebratory sundae kits, dubbed Ice-Elation kits, with ice cream, toppings, and even items like birthday candles or mad libs for at-home parties or just Tuesday evenings with the family.

Similarly, Mueller vegan deli and cheese shop Rebel Cheese switched to pickup and deliveries in place of dine-in service. Co-owners Kirsten and Fred Maitland even started offering monthly virtual cheese tastings, where customers can preorder a special cheeseboard selection (with or without wine), have it delivered to their home or prepared for pickup, and try them during a small virtual event. The two also recently upgraded to a larger, dedicated production facility with more square footage and flexibility thats all theirs, instead of sharing kitchen space as they had previously done, even though theyve seen about a 50 percent decrease in revenue, according to Kirsten.

Most vegan restaurants have had to quickly adapt to brand-new and completely customized ordering systems and keep abreast of constantly shifting safety regulations and local ordinances, which often result in long days and nights of learning new ways to operate.

Raley started the ATX Veg*n Food Business Owners group a few years ago, in an effort to foster community and communication. Because of the pandemic, it switched from regular in-person meet-ups to weekly online get-togethers to share ideas and support, and to foster much-needed community.

If your business doesnt adapt, youre not going to survive.

Feeling isolated and frustrated with the pandemic, says Railey, these virtual meetings have been a great space to see a friendly face and to commiserate on lost sales, share guides on how to streamline curbside service, and to help promote each other.

Longtime East Side vegetarian restaurant Mr. Natural is able to survive thanks to its presence on social media and streamlined ordering system (as opposed to many third-party apps, such as Uber Eats and Grubhub, which can take up to 30 percent of each sale) as necessities to keep local businesses on the map. If your business doesnt adapt, says co-owner Jesus Mendoza, youre not going to survive.

Still, though, and perhaps miraculously, for as many vegan restaurant and food truck owners, operators, and chefs that are struggling, just as many are rolling the dice and deciding to open new businesses and locations.

Vegan burgers and barbecue truck Bone-a-Fide Vegan Bistro opened in July after relocating from San Antonio, where it offered mostly catering service and pop-ups. We had to move unannounced and very quickly, say co-owners and couple Chris Hamm and Cheryl Knox, and we were not well known here. They had to start building a customer base all over again during a time when people arent regularly getting out and trying new things, they say. However, vegan Austinites cant get enough of their meatless barbecue, especially since it isnt readily available in the city. (Revolution BBQ is still closed in Austin while it looks for a new location.)

Many other trucks turned to Austin as they moved or expanded from other Texas cities, including San Antonio vegan fried chicken spot Happea Vegans. Owner Leah Drones was lucky, though, because the hungry Austin crowd was already fairly aware of its existence thanks to its frequent appearances at local vegan events.

Rolando Garza, the chef behind now-closed vegan truck Cool Beans, partnered with Edgar Delfin to open the Austin location of El Paso vegan Tex-Mex truck Lick It Up, despite raised eyebrows. We didnt have a choice, explains Garza, as a chef. This is what we do, and we intend to do it well. This is something I know how to do, and I feel helps during these times. The truck, which opened in August at Spider Cafe, already expanded to a second location on Rainey Street.

One thing these vegan restaurants can rely on is a dedicated and supportive customer base with a reputation for showing up when the going gets tough for businesses they love. These food-minded vegans are doing all that they can to help the businesses they love stay above water. Its an amazing community. Thats one reason I think were still here, says Kirsten Maitland. Not just the vegan community, but Im so grateful for all of our customers.

However, its hard for vegan diners to support these restaurants when theyre also struggling with the loss of jobs and income themselves right now. Vanis is very aware of these factors. Many folks who would typically support small businesses are unemployed, underemployed, living with the thread of economic uncertainty, or, very reasonably, dont feel that it is safe to go out more than is absolutely necessary, he says. Were doing the best we can, and enjoying the small moments of the day to day.

And its providing those moments of joy, togetherness, and good plant-based food from six feet apart that motivates so many local vegan restaurants to keep offering options that not only keep their boats afloat, but also ensure that the staff and community they love are safe. The rallying cry that will unite them all: Support local businesses, especially these vegan restaurants, so that theyre around after the pandemic ends.

Update, October 13, 9:03 a.m.: This article, originally published on Friday, October 9, has been updated to clarify Joyce Nis ownership status of Plow Bao.

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Do the dropping temperatures make you want to cozy up and cuddle with a warm cup of broth? Want the highly touted benefits of bone broth without the bone? Thanks to some innovative companies committed to health and sustainability such as Beyond Broth and OM Mushrooms Superfood, you can have your broth and eat it too, so to speak.

OMMushrooms Superfoodcreates its broths from mushroom superfoods such as shitake, lions mane, reishi, turkey tail (which is a mushroom), and cordyceps.The brand has two vegan varieties a mighty mushroom blend, which is simple and earthy, and a miso variety, which has the savory satisfying flavor of the Japanese staple. Both are warm, nourishing, and sustaining with 7 grams of added clean protein sourced from pea protein. OM Mushrooms Superfood broths are unique in that they all leverage the natural umami flavor of organic nutritional mushrooms, which are fabulous in savory applications. They are designed to offer a great consumption experience and broad health benefits led by immune health.

Multiple studies link gut health to immunity: According to a review from the International Journal Of Molecular Sciences on the health-promoting benefits of edible mushrooms on gut health, the gut microbiota contributes to gut immunomodulation in tandem with both the innate and adaptive immune systems. The important sources of prebiotics in mushrooms are non-digestible mushroom polysaccharides which can inhibit pathogen proliferation by enhancing the growth of probiotic bacteria in the gut.

By adding a variety of mushrooms to the mix, a veggie broth can have the same gut healing properties that many bone broths claim to have. Mushrooms are loaded with selenium, Vitamin D, B vitamins, iron, and zinc, all key nutrients for boosting immune health and whether you use a packaged mix or make your own broth, these powerful fungi are a key component in nutrient-dense broths.

In addition, seaweed and turmeric can also contribute to stomach lining health and digestive tract, both of which easily can be added to your homemade broths. Aloe vera and fermented foods will also help heal the lining of the gut and adding them into your diet can help you steer clear of the collagen and animal products in traditional meat-based bone broths.

Personally, I love to pour my veggie broth late morning and sip on it as I would tea throughout the day. You can also have a cup as a sustaining snack or you can use the powdered mixes in recipes to create a more savory nutritional meal. Try this satisfying recipe for creamy mushroom cauliflower soup with OMs Mighty Mushroom Broth. I love to make my own broth to warm my home with the scents of nourishment using a recipefrom Wallflower Kitchen loaded with veggie goodness.

Broths are a great way to feel healthy and strong all year long, and these vegan alternatives to bone broth pack all the taste and health benefits of the real thing.

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Tianna Johnson is a writer, academic and the founder of Black Girls Camping Trip.

Three times now, Ive unsuccessfully tried to convert to veganism.

It got to a point where I was becoming increasingly frustrated with my own failed attempts when, after engaging with more Black vegans and vegan literature, the journey to meat reduction became surprisingly easy. The difference in resources, advice and cultural understanding has a significant impact on ones ability to change ones lifestyle so dramatically. There is clearly a complicated relationship between Blackness and veganism.

So why didnt white veganism resonate?

The decision to go plant-based is a tough one. If you live in the West and engage in consumerism, its inevitable that the way you live is entrenched in the excessive use of animal products. The most common reasons for making the switch include animal welfare, health and environmental impact. For me, the animal-cruelty argument never stuck.

White vegans, and their respective organisations, co-opt the language of Black activists where speciesism is involved, in order to get their point across. By using the ism suffix to show cruelty against animals, they instead present as anti-black and racially tone-deaf.

This clumsiness always made veganism unappealing to me, especially because my first contact with this way of life was through large animal rights groups, like PETA.

PETAs gracelessness almost desecrated veganism for me. The groups award-winning 2019 SuperBowl advert adopted the infamous anti-racism kneel first used by Colin Kaepernick in protest of police brutality directed towards Black Americans. This was clearly used by PETA to shock viewers, at a time when Kaepernicks kneel was stirring up so much debate and chaos in the US. At the time, Kaepernick had also been dropped by his team and denied his right to work despite being one of the most reputable players.

We cannot accept that historical violence against Black people is unique enough to have its own movement, while simultaneously equating a legacy of colonialism and slavery to specieism.

In no way am I justifying animal cruelty. But the speciesism movement demonstrates just how far we are from the eradication of racial violence. Not only does it place my human rights on the same level as that of a chicken, but I also live in a world where the humanity of Black folks is equated to that of beings who arent even human.

The atrocities inflicted on my community have been studied, quantified and published, and yet we are no closer to racial equality. But PETA can skip all of the steps that require progress - by stealing the journey instead of taking one of their own. There are no stakes for an animated rabbit on his knees, but there are very real consequences for Black people who speak up, as Kaepernicks career has proven.

All this extends to the importance of cultural preservation for Black people. In most modern Black cultures, meat plays a huge role in how we experience culture.

As we move into an age of multiculturalism, even if it is only experienced digitally, the borders are open for people from outside to cross, engage and violate. Its well established that many of our modern cuisines are meat-centric. Francisca, founder of Black Geographers has said this herself.

My mum is half Zimbabwean and meat is a big part of Zimbabwean cuisine, she says. In the UK, food is one of the ways that we interact with a homeland that were separated from. Asking Black people to renounce this is huge. In the post-colonial era where cultural appropriation is rife and so much history has been lost to colonialism, its justifiable that Black people resist these changes.

Yet, for me, the journey towards veganism is about interacting with this culture that was left behind.

On my mother's side, my family are from remote, country parts of Jamaica, where the consumption of meat would have been controlled. It wouldnt have been viable for my family to have raised as many chickens or cows that we consume daily here in the UK. Therein lies the distortion of what my culture is because, in migrating, many of our elders were presented with the opportunity to make more of our meat-heavy cuisine.

This was one of the privileges of coming to the United Kingdom, where the mass production of meat was further along in its development than it wouldve been back home. My grandparents converted to Rastafari after arriving in the UK as part of the pan-African movement across the West, meaning they adopted a vegetarian lifestyle.

Hard food is one of my favourite cultural dishes and can definitely be enjoyed without meat. This is a composition dish, you can put your favourite bits in and leave your least favourite out. Boiled dumplings, yam, pumpkin, plantain and sweet potato are just some of my favourites. The word for this diet is ital, referring to a belief system, compulsory in the Nyabinghi Mansion of Rastafari, which dictates that its followers should eat food grown from the earth around them - unmodified.

It might even be what one considers to be veganism in The West.

Were seeing this move return in all of its forms, from chefs like Sisterwoman Vegan, who has revolutionised Caribbean and African American dishes by substituting plant-based options into traditional dishes.

It is important for members of large, and predominantly white organisations that champion veganism to know what kind of impact they are having on Black conversion. If they care as much about the eradication of animal cruelty and reversal of climate change as they claim to, then they should respect the experiences of Black people.

Its understanding that the path to this lifestyle will not land if Black people, sometimes with little choice about what they can eat, are being harassed. Instead, these organisations should show that a move to veganism can be a positive return to lost culture.

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You see this ingredient in so many vegan products, but what is it? And should you be worried about eating it? Here is the scoop on Soy Protein Isolate and why it's in so many vegan or plant-based foods.

The Impossible Burger has it. So, too, do vegan protein bars, other fake meats, and some granolas. In fact, suffice to say that if youre eating vegan food, youre probably consuming soy protein isolate. Yet while youre familiar with soy and protein and know theyre healthy, the isolate part has you confused. No more, as experts weigh in below and explain what this foreign-sounding ingredient isand why it shouldnt actually be a huge worry.

True to its name, soy protein isolate originates from soy, specifically defatted and dehulled soybeans, according to the Journal of Nutrition.By soaking the soybeans, protein can essentially be isolated out and dehydrated. As a result, that soy protein isolate becomes an ultra-rich source of protein, its content about 90 percent protein, says Nanci S. Guest, Ph.D., R.D., C.S.C.S., plant-based dietitian and nutrition scientist at the University of Toronto in Ontario.

Soy protein isolate is then added to foods, which not only boosts the protein content but also does so without adding additional fat or calories. Its not unlike how manufacturers use whey protein isolate with one obvious difference. Soy protein isolate is from plants, and whey is one of two proteins from dairy, Guest says.

Throughout the years, soy has had to fight to earn its justly deserved spot in the health food world, people often harboring an erroneous belief that isoflavones, also called phytoestrogens, in soy can increase your risk of breastor prostate (or other hormonal) cancer. Fortunately, numerous studies now exist to show the benefits of eating a moderate amount of whole soy foods like soybeans and edamame, and even minimally processed soy foods like tofu and soy milk. These foods help reduce the risk of cancer, especially breast and hormone-related cancers, and recurrence of cancer, says Susan Levin, M.S., R.D., C.S.S.D., director of nutrition education for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

So whats the worry with soy protein isolate? Theres some concern that like cows milk, soy protein isolate may increase insulin-like growth factors such as IGF-1. Once soy protein isolate is extracted from food, it may promote cancer and cancer growth, Levin says, citing a study in Nutrition and Cancerthat recommended men with early-stage prostate cancer "not to exceed dietary protein recommendations."

Others, however, say otherwise. Theres zero evidence that soy protein isolate acts differently than soy food, Guest says. In fact, soy protein isolate may actually have some health benefits.

According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), soy protein isolate has been shown to reduce tumor incidence and growth in some animal studies and may also inhibit endothelial cell proliferation. And because it does contain phytoestrogens, displaying mild estrogen-like effects as a result, soy protein isolate may help regulate hormone balance and reduce the risks of breast cancer, heart disease and osteoporosis. Levin notes, however, that the NCI is citing studies done on animals, not humans, which could affect results.

And for individuals who are wanting to make fitness gains in the gym, soy protein isolate might be beneficial there as well: Soy protein isolate is firmly established as a high-quality protein that promotes gains in muscle mass and strength among individuals engaged in resistance exercise training, says Mark Messina, Ph,D., M.S., president of Nutrition Matters in Pittsfield, Mass. Soy protein isolate also lowers cholesterol modestly.

Whether you eat soy protein isolate depends on what youre hoping to get from it. If you want to receive all of the same health-promoting benefits as whole soy foods, you might be out of luck. Soy protein isolate is lower in isoflavones and doesnt provide some of the other components found in whole soy like fiber and omega-3 fatty acids, says Messina, although he does say that both soy foods and isolate can have a role in the diet.

On the flip side, though, soy protein isolate can help you meet your protein needs. The question, of course, becomes whether you need that much protein in a single serving. A small food item with 20 grams of protein is a ridiculously high amount, Levin says, adding that it may be more of a marketing ploy at this point. Companies are playing on your fear that you need more protein.

In the end, soy protein isolate isnt the biggest red flag in the health world, and if you eat it every now and then or in moderation, it shouldnt be a concern, Levin says. Yet for optimal benefits, strive to eat whole sources of soy whenever possible.

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German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche was born on October 15, 1844. The noted philosopher is known for his writings on good and evil, the end of religion in modern society, and the concept of a super-man.

Nietzsche began his career as a classical philologist before turning to philosophy. He became the youngest ever to hold the Chair of Classical Philology at the University of Basel in 1869 at the age of 24. Nietzsche resigned in 1879 due to health problems that plagued him most of his life; he completed much of his core writing in the following decade.

In 1889, at age 44, he suffered a collapse and afterward a complete loss of his mental faculties. He lived his remaining years in the care of his mother until she died in 1897 and then with his sister Elisabeth Frster-Nietzsche. Nietzsche died in 1900. Nietzsches writing spans philosophical polemics, poetry, cultural criticism, and fiction while displaying a fondness for aphorism and irony.

Throughout his productive life, Nietzsche struggled to have his work published, confident that his books would have culturally transformative effects. While he did not live long enough to witness his fame, he did learn that his work was the subject of a series of lectures by Georg Morris Cohen Brandes, delivered at the University of Copenhagen in 1888.

Nietzsche died on August 25, 1900, from pneumonia and a stroke. The Nietzsche manuscripts were eventually moved to the Goethe and Schiller Archive in Weimar.

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